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CommiGsion  of  Colleges,      ..... 
Books  Prescribed  by  the  Commission, 
Harvard  Entrance  Examinations,     . 
Books  Prescribed  by  Harvard  in  1887  and  1888, 
Subjects  for  Compositions  given  by  Harvard, 
Bad  English  for  Correction, 
Amherst  College  Examination  Papers,    . 
Boston  University  Examination  Papers, 
Bowdoin  College  Examination  Papers,    . 
Brown  University  Examination  Papers, 
Bryn  Mawr  College  Examination  Papers, 
College  of  New  Jersey  Examination  Papers, 
Columbia  College  Examination  Papers,  . 
Cornell  University  Examination  Papers, 
Dartmouth  College  Examination  Papers, 
Trinity  College  Examination  Papers, 
Vassar  College  Examination  Papers, 
Wellesley  College  Examination  Papers,    . 
Wesleyan  University  Examination  Papers, 
Williams  College  Examination  Papers,    . 


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"  We  value  the  entrance  requirement  in  English  sim- 
ply for  the  discipline  it  gives,  or  should  give,  in  atten- 
tive, appreciative,  intelligent  reading.  We  hope  that  the 
schools  will  allow  sufficient  time  for  the  reading  and 
class  discussion  of  the  selected  masterpieces  to  form  in 
the  student's  mind  at  least  an  initial  literary  sense.  We 
do  not  desire  the  historical  study  of  English  literature 
in  the  preparatory  work,  nor  do  we  expect  any  save  the 
simplest  knowledge  of  the  principle?  of  criticism;  but  we 
do  look  forward  to  the  day  when  our  students  shall  come 
to  us  with  such  a  thorough  English  training  that  to  read 
a  book  will  mean  to  know  its  substance,  to  feel  its  power, 
and  to  take  a  more  or  less  accurate  impression  of  its 
artistic  quality."  Katherine  Lee  Bates, 

Professor  of  English  Literature  in  Wellesley  College. 
[Extract  from  a  private  letter.] 


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REQUIREMENTS   IN  ENGLISH, 
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Section  I. 


The  "Commission  of  Colleges  in  New  England  on 
Admission  Examinations,"  organized  in  1886,  has  given 
more  attention  to  the  requirements  in  English  for  enter- 
ing college  than  to  the  requirements  in  any  other  depart- 
ment of  study.  The  result  of  this  has  been  the  adoption 
by  most  of  the  colleges  in  the  Commission  of  uniform 
requirements  in  preparation  for  their  Entrance  Examina- 
tions, chief  among  which  is  the  study  of  ten  or  eleven 
standard  books,  carefully  selected  by  a  committee  of  three 
professors  of  English  chosen  from  these  colleges.  The 
fifteen  colleges  united  in  the  Commission  are :  Amherst, 
Boston  University,  Bowdoin,  Brown,  Colby,  Dartmouth, 
Harvard,  Middlebury,  Smith,  Trinity,  Tufts,  "Wellesley, 
Wesleyan,  Williams,  and  Yale,  The  Secretary  of  the 
Commission  is  Professor  W.  C.  Poland,  9  Lloyd  Street, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  under  whose  direction  a  report  is  pub- 
lished every  year. 

The  books  prescribed  by  the  Commission  for  study  for 
the  Entrance  Examinations  in  seven  successive  years  are 
as  follows : 


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COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS  IN  ENGLISH. 


1880. 

Julius  Caesar,  Shakspere. 

As  You  Like  It,  Shakspere, 

Lives  of  Swift  and  Gray,  Johnson. 

English  Humorists,  Thackeray. 

Gulliver's  Travels,  Swift. 

Elegy  in  a  Country  Churchyard,  Gray. 

Pride  and  Prejudice,  Miss  Austen. 

Eob  Eoy,  Scott. 

Marmion,  Scott. 


1890. 

Julius  Caesar,  Shakspere. 

Midsummer  Night's  Dream,  Shakspere. 

Ancient  Mariner,  Coleridge. 

Evangeline,  Longfellow. 

Essay  on  Lord  Clive,  Macaulay. 

English  Humorists,  Thackeray. 

First  Bunker  Hill  Oration,  "Webster. 

Quentin  Durward,  Scott. 

Silas  Mamer,  George  Eliot. 

House  of  the  Seven  Gables,  Hawthorne. 


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COMMISSION   OF   COLLEGES. 
1801. 

Julius  CsBsar,  Shakspere. 

Merchant  of  Venice,  Shakspere. 

Ancient  Mariner,  Coleridge. 

Evangeline,  Longfellow. 

Essay  on  Lord  Clive,  Macaulay. 

First  Bunker  Hill  Oration,  Webster. 

Alhambra,  Irving. 

Old  Mortality,  Scott. 

Silas  Marner,  George  Eliot. 

House  of  the  Seven  Gables,  Hawthorne. 


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1802. 

Julius  Caesar,  Shakspere. 

As  You  Like  It,  Shakspere. 

Marmion,  Scott. 

Courtship  of  Miles  Standish,  Longfellow. 

Sir  Eoger  de  Coverley  Papers,  The  Spectator. 

Second  Essay  on  the  Earl  of  Chatham,  Macaulay. 

First  Bunker  Hill  Oration,  Webster. 

Alhambra,  Irving. 

Talisman,  Scott. 

Scenes  from  Clerical  Life,  George  Eliot. 

House  of  the  Seven  Gables,  Hawthorne. 


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COLLKGE    RECJUIUKMENTS   IN    ENULiSK. 


1803. 

Julius  Caesar,  Shakspere. 

Twelfth  Night,  Shakspere. 

Marmion,  Scott. 

Courtship  of  Miles  Standish,  Longfellow. 

Sir  Roger  de  Coverley  Papers,  The  Spectator. 

Second  flssay  on  the  Earl  of  Chatham,  Macaulay. 

American  Scholar,  Emerson. 

Sketch  Book,  Irving. 

Ivanhoe,  Scott. 

David  Copperfield,  Dickens. 


1894. 

Julius  Caesar,  Shakspere. 

Merchant  of  Venice,  Shakspere. 

Lady  of  the  Lake,  Scott. 

Sohrab  and  Rustum,  Arnold. 

Sir  Roger  de  Coverley  Papers,  The  Spectator. 

Second  Essay  on  the  Earl  of  Chatham,  Macaulay. 

American  Scholar,  Emerson. 

Sketch  Book,  Irving. 

The  Abbot,  Scott. 

David  Copperfield,  Dickens. 


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COMMISSION   OF  COLLEGES. 


1895. 

Merchant  of  Venice,  Shakspere. 

Twelfth  Night,  Shakspere. 

L' Allegro,  Milton. 

II  Penseroso,  Milton. 

Comus,  Milton. 

Lycidas,  Milton. 

Evangeline,  Longfellow. 

Sir  Roger  de  Coverley  Papers,  The  Spectator. 

Essays  on  Milton  and  Addison,  Macaulay. 

First  Bunker  Hill  Oration,  Webster. 

Sketch  Book,  Irving. 

The  Abbot,  Scott. 


A  summary  of  these  lists  is  as  follows : 
Abbot,  Scott. 
Alhambra,  Irving. 
American  Scholar,  Emerson. 
Ancient  Mariner,  Coleridge. 
As  You  Like  It,  Shakspere. 
Comus,  Milton. 

Courtship  of  Miles  Standish,  Longfellow. 
David  Copperfield,  Dickens. 
Elegy  in  a  Country  Churchyard,  Gray. 
English  Humorists,  Thackeray. 


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Essay  on  Lord  Clive,  Macaulay. 

Essays  on  Milton  and  Addison,  Macaulay. 

Evangeline,  Longfellow. 

First  Bunker  Hill  Oration,  Webster. 

Gulliver's  Travels,  Swift. 

House  of  the  Seven  Gables,  Hawthorne. 

II  Penseroso,  Milton. 

Ivanhoe,  Scott. 

Julius  Caesar,  Shakspere. 

Lady  of  the  Lake,  Scott. 

L'Allegro,  Milton. 

Lives  of  Swift  and  Gray,  Johnson. 

Lycidas,  Milton. 

Marmion,  Scott. 

Merchant  of  Venice,  Shakspere. 

Midsummer  Night's  Dream,  Shakspere. 

Old  Mortality,  Scott. 

Pride  and  Prejudice,  Miss  Austen. 

Quentin  Durward,  Scott. 

Rob  Roy,  Scott. 

Scenes  from  Clerical  Life,  George  Eliot. 

Second  Essay  on  the  Earl  of  Chatham,  Macaulay. 

Silas  Marner,  George  Eliot. 

Sir  Roger  de  Coverley  Papers,  The  Spectator. 

Sketch  Book,  Irving. 

Sohrab  and  Rustum,  Matthew  Arnold. 

Talisman,  Scott. 

Twelfth  Night,  Shakspere. 


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HARVARD   ENTRANCE   EXAMINATIONS. 


Section  II. 


[Taken  chiefly  from  the  Harvard  Catalogue.] 

Englisli  must  be  reserved  for  the  candidate'.s  Final 
Examination. 

The  two  parts  of  the  examination  in  English  are:  the 
writing  of  a  short  composition  on  one  of  several  subjects 
announced  at  the  time  of  the  examination,  and  the  cor- 
rection of  specimens  of  bad  Englit,h.  The  time  allowed 
for  the  whole  is  an  hour  and  a  half. 

The  English  written  bj  a  candidate  in  any  of  his  ex- 
amination-books may  be  regarded  as  part  of  his  exami- 
nation in  English,  in  case  the  evidence  afforded  by  the 
examination-book  in  English  is  insufTicient. 

Directions  given  for  writing,  in  the  examination  for 
June,  1878 : 

"  Before  beginning  to  write,  consider  what  you  have 
to  say  on  the  subject  selected,  and  arrange  your  thoughts 
in  logical  order. 

"  Aim  at  quality  rather  than  quantity  of  work. 

"  Carefully  revise  your  composition,  correcting  all 
errors  in  punctuation,  spelling,  grammar,  and  expression, 
and  making  each  sentence  as  clear  and  forcible  as  possi- 
ble. If  time  permits,  make  a  clean  copy  of  the  revised 
work." 


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COLLEGE   KEgUIKEMEN'TS   IN   ENGLISH. 


Directions  given  in  the  examination  for  June,  1887: 

"  Write  a  composition — with  special  attention  to  clear- 
ness of  arrangement,  accuracy  of  expression,  and  quality 
rather  than  quantity  of  matter — on  one  of  the  following 
subjects." 

These  same  directions  are  repeated  in  substance  from 
year  to  year. 

The  number  of  credits  or  "  honors  "  in  English  taken 
by  students  entering  college  in  1888,  was  four;  in  1889, 
eleven;  in  1890,  seventeen;  and  in  1891,  sixteen. 

Prescribed  icork  in  English  in  the  Freshman  Year:  nill's 
Princii)les  of  Rhetoric,  including  the  Appendix  on  Punc- 
tuation. Lectures  on  the  lives  and  writings  of  Dryden, 
Pope,  Swift,  Addison,  Steele,  Defoe,  Johnson,  Gold- 
smith, and  Burke.  Practice  in  writing.  Three  hours  a 
week. 


Books  prescribed  by  Harvard  for  study  for  the  En- 
trance Examinations  in  1887  and  1888,  before  the  adop- 
tion by  the  colleges  of  uniform  requirements : 

1687. 

Julius  Cajsar,  Shakspere. 
Merchant  of  Venice,  Shakspere. 
Lives  of  Milton  and  Dryden,  Johnson. 
Essays  on  Milton  and  Dryden,  Macaulay. 
Paradise  Lost,  Books  I.  and  IL,  Milton. 
Alexander's  Feast,  Dryden. 
Quentin  Durward,  Scott. 
Bracebridge  Hall,  Irving. 


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HAKVARD   EXAMINATIONS. 
1888. 

Julius  Crasar,  Shakspere. 

Twelfth  Night,  Shakspere. 

Lives  of  Addison  and  Pope,  Johnson. 

English  Humorists,  Thackeray. 

Eighteenth-Century  Essays,  Austin  Dobson. 

Rape  of  the  Lock,  Pope. 

Essay  on  Criticism,  Pope. 

Pride  and  Prejudice,  Miss  Austen. 

Bracebridge  Ilall,  Irving. 

Lays  of  Ancient  Rome,  Macaulay. 


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Subjects  for  compositions  given  in  the  Harvard  En- 
trance Examinations  in  successive  years : 

June,  1887. 

1.  An  outline  of  the  Story  of  Quentin  Durward. 

2.  The  escape  of  Isabella  of  Croye  from  the   Castle 

Hall  of  Schonwaldt. 

8.  How  Quentin  Durward   outwitted  the  Bohemian 
Hayraddin. 

4.  The  character  of  King  Louis  XL  as  represented  by 
Scott. 

6.  The  Meeting  of  Louis  XL  and  the  Duke  of  Bur- 
gundy, at  Peronne. 

6.  A  Glimpse  of  "William  de  la  Marck,  the  Boar  of 
Ardennes. 


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September,  1887. 

1.  The  Story  of  Milton's  Life. 

2.  The  Story  of  the  First  Book  of  Paradise  Lost. 
8.  Macauhiy's  Estimate  of  Paradise  Lost. 

4.  An  Outline  of  the  Story  of  Qnentin  Durward. 
6.  The  Cliaracter  uf  Ling  Louia  XL  as  represented  by 
Scott. 

June,  1888. 

1.  The  Story  of  Viola, 

2.  Viola's  Errand  to  Olivia. 

8.  IIow  Malvolio  was  Tricked. 

4.  Sir   Andrew    Aguecheek's   Challenge,    and  "What 

Came  of  it. 

5.  Mr.  Darcy's  Courtship. 

June,  1889. 

1.  Orlando  in  the  Forest. 

2.  Swift's  Character  as  seen  by  Johnson. 
8.  Swift's  Character  as  seen  by  Thackeray. 

4.  Gulliver's  Voyage  to  Lilliput. 

5.  Mr.  Collins  and  Elizabeth  Bennet. 

6.  Mr.  Darcy's  Courtship. 

September,  1880. 

1.  Rosalind  in  the  Forest. 

2.  The  Story  of  Orlando  and  Oliver. 
8.  Gulliver's  Voyage  to  Lilliput. 

4.  The  Life  of  Gray. 
6.  Diana  Vernon. 


LISH. 


iise  Lost. 

I* 

)ur\vanl. 
■cpresentod  by 


rTi 


e,    and  What 


ay. 


HAKVAHI)   EXAMINATIONS. 


June,  1800. 


21 


1.  The  Adventures  of  llottom  the  Weaver. 

2.  The  lleruld  from  De  la  Marck. 

3.  Galeotti'a  Escape  from  lluiiging. 

4.  Story  of  Dunstan  CasH. 

T).  Silas  Marnor  and  William  Dane. 

U.  The  Character  of  Lord  Clive. 


June,  1891. 

1.  The  Siege  of  Tillietudlem. 

2.  Balfour  of  Burley, 

3.  The  Adventure  of  the  Mason. 

4.  General  Manco  and  the  Soldier. 

5.  Jessica. 

6.  Mias  Pynchcon's  Shopkeeping. 

June,  1808. 

1.  Sir  Roger  at  Church. 

2.  Sir  Roger  and  the  Widow. 
8.  Sir  Roger  at  the  Playhouse. 

4.  King  Richard  and  the  Physicians! 

5.  Sir  Kenneth  and  the  Standard. 

6.  Saladin. 

Subjects  have  thus  been  taken  from  different  books  as 
follows:  "Alhambra:"  The  Adventure  of  the  Mason, 
General  Manco  and  the  Soldier.  '"As  You  Like  It:" 
Orlando  in    the    Forest,   Rosalind    in   the  Forest,   The 


J 


;  fl 


1    i' 

M 


•v^^'',i'^r'''.v 


irSJts. 


22 


COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS  IN   ENGLISH. 


! 


Story  of  Orlando  and  Oliver.  "English  Humorists:" 
Swift's  Character  as  seen  by  Thackeray.  "  Essay  on 
Lord  Clive:"  The  Character  of  Lord  Clive.  "Essay 
on  Milton:"  Macaulay's  Estimate  of  Paradise  Lost. 
"Gulliver's  Travels:"  Gulliver's  Voyage  to  Lilliput. 
"House  of  the  Seven  Gables:"  Miss  Pyncheon's  Shop- 
keeping.  "  Life  of  Gray :  "  The  Life  of  Gray.  "'  Life 
of  Milton:"  The  Story  of  Milton's  Life.  "Life  of 
Swift:"  Swift's  Character  as  seen  by  Johnson.  "Mer- 
chant of  Venice:"  Jessica.  "Midsummer  Night's 
Dream :  "  The  Adventures  of  Bottom  tiie  Weaver.  "  Old 
Mortality : "  The  Siege  of  Tillietudlem,  Balfour  of  Burlcy. 
"  Paradise  Lost:  "  The  Story  of  the  First  Book  of  Para- 
dise Lost.  "  Pride  and  Prejudice:  "  Mr.  Darcy's  Court- 
ship, Mr.  Collins  and  Elizabeth  Bennet.  "  Quentin  Dur- 
ward:"  An  Outline  of  the  Story  of  Quentin  Durward, 
Character  'A  King  Louis  XL  as  re|-/3sented  by  Scott, 
Escape  of  Isabella  of  Croye  from  the  Ccstle  Hall  of 
Schonwaldt,  How  Quentin  Durward  outwitted  the  Bohe- 
mian Hayraddin,  The  Meeting  of  Louis  XL  and  the 
Duke  of  Burgundy  at  Peronn^ ;  A  Glimpse  of  William 
de  la  ^Lirck,  the  Boar  of  Ardennes ;  The  Herald  from  de 
la  Marck,  Galeotti's  Escape  from  Hanging.  "  Rob  Roy :  " 
Diana  Vernon.  "  Silas  Marner :  "  The  Story  of  Dunstan 
Cass,  Silas  Marner  and  William  Dane.  "  Sir  Roger  de 
Coverley :  "  Sir  Roger  at  Church,, Sir  Roger  and  the  Wid- 
ow, Sir  Roger  at  the  Playhouse.  "  The  Talisman :  "  King 
Richard  and  the  Physicians,  Sir  Kenneth  and  the  Stand- 
ard, Saladin.  "Twelfth  Night:"  The  Story  of  Viola, 
Viola's  Errand  to  Olivia,  How  ^lalvolio  was  Tricked, 
Sir  Andrew  Aguecheek's  Challenge,   and  What  Came 

,i  :t. 


ASK. 

Humorists: " 
"Essay  on 
ive.  "  Essay 
aradise  Lost. 
3  to  Lilliput. 
jheon's  Shop- 
Gray.  "Life 
fe.  "Life  of 
nson.  "  Mer- 
imer  Night's 
'eaver.  "Old 
our  of  Burlcy. 
iook  of  Para- 
)arcy's  Court- 
Quentin  Dur- 
itin  -Durward, 
ted  by  Scott, 
cstle  Hall  of 
ited  the  Bohe- 
XL  and  the 
se  of  William 
erald  from  de 
"Rob  Roy:" 
ry  of  Dunstan 
Sir  Roger  de 
and  the  Wid- 
sman:  "  King 
,nd  the  Stand- 
ory  of  Viola, 
was  Tricked, 
What  Came 


HARVARD   EXAMINATIONS. 


23 


Specimens  of  bad  English  for  coiTCction,  given  in  the 
Harvard  Entrance  Examinations  in  successive  years : 

June,  1886. 

L  Because  there  are  a  few  Savage  tribes  who  have  no 
beliefs  whatsoever,  is  no  more,  on  the  contrary,  not  as 
great,  a  cause  than  to  say,  there  is  or  are  divine  beings. 

IL  The  crows  whirled  over  his  head,  at  which  he  now 
and  then  shied  a  stone. 

III.  They  found  grandmama  and  luncheon  there  with 
open  arms  and  inviting  dishes  to  welcome  them. 

IV.  I  had  heard  of  him  (Keats)  as  an  original  but 
peculiar  genius,  the  rich  budding  of  whose  thoughts  was 
destined  never  to  be  perfected  by  an  untimely  death. 

V.  Quite  a  number  of  Harvard's  most  noted  professors 
were  present  at  Prof.  Thompson's  lecture,  President  Eliot 
being  among  the  number. 

VI.  Mrs.  Jones,  who  is  now  84,  gave  her  first  ball 
more  than  GO  years  ago  at  her  house  in  Bowling  Green, 
which  shows  the  rapid  growth  of  the  City. 

VII.  Nonquitt  does  not  possess  a  store  of  any  kind ; 
not  even  a  barber-shop.  The  ladies  miss  the  former; 
the  latter  is  an  inconvenience  to  the  Gentlemen. 

VIII.  Mme.  Adelina  Patti  having  consented  to  appear 
as  Martha,  and  Mme  Scalchi  as  Nancy,  that  favorite 
opera  will  be  performed  on  Tuesday  evening  next. 

IX.  The  Amherst  college  senate  has  overhauled  the 
'86  Olio,  it  being  claimed  that  articles  were  published  in 
that  production  which  had  been  especially  forbidden  by 
the  faculty. 


u 


^;*.A= ',,.;: 


24 


COLLEGE   REQLIREMENTS   IN   ENGLISH. 


X.  When  moulting  we  should  take  great  care  of  canary 
birds. 

XI.  These  tickets  will  be  good  from  Saturday,  A.  M., 
until  Sunday  night  and  by  paying  a  small  sum  in  addi- 
tion, will  be  good  from  Friday  afternoon  to  Monday 
night,  so  that  those  who  wish  to  accom])any  the  nine  on 
the  whole  trip,  can  use  the  same  tickets. 

June,  1886. 

I.  These  chapters  prove  that  the  boy  Grant  and  the 
man  Grant  were  as  nearly  alike  as  bud  and  flower,  that 
the  latter  cannot  be  accounted  for  without  the  former 
is  studied. 

II.  It  is  a  pity  these  things  are  not  more  studied  by 
the  electorate,  and  that  in  addition  to  reading  Mr.  Glad- 
stone's and  Mr.  Chamberlain's  speeches,  they  would 
sometimes  read  also  Lord  Granville's  despatches. 

III.  This  is  one  of  the  reasons  why  the  author  did, 
and  every  one  else  ought,  to  love  nature. 

IV.  A  convent,  a  lunatic  asylum,  or  a  husband— either 
will  do. 

V.  Colonel  Enderby  stei)ped  out  on  to  the  gravel. 

VI.  If  I  was  you,  I  wouldn't  let  my  husband  talk  in 
that  way. 

VII.  One  alumnae  recently  i^ledged  $.5,000,  for  improve- 
ments in  the  opportunities  for  physical  culture  at  Vassar, 
on  condition  that  $15,000  more  should  be  raised  by 
alumnae. 

VIII.  A  celebrated  anatomist,  a  profound  chemist, 
and  one  of  the  first  physiologists  in  Europe,  it  was  a  re- 
lief to  him  to  turn  from  these  subjects. 


LISH. 

care  of  canary 

turdaj,  A.  M., 
1  sum  in  addi- 
n  to  Monday 
y  the  nine  on 


jrrant  and  the 
id  flower,  that 
at  the  former 

re  studied  by 
ing  Mr.  Glad- 
they   would 
.tches. 

e  author  did, 

3band — either 

le  gravel, 
iband  talk  in 

',  for  im  pro  vo- 
ire at  Vassar, 
be  raised  by 

and  chemist, 
3,  it  was  a  re- 


HARVARD   EXAMINATIONS. 


25 


IX.  In  proportion  as  either  of  these  two  qualities  are 
wanting,  the  language  is  imperfect. 

X.  Madame  Voss  had  a  clearer  insight  to  the  state  of 
her  niece's  mind  that  had  he.  husband. 

XI.  A  British  and  Yankee  skipper  were  sailing  side 
by  side. 

XII.  She  had  not  spoken  hardly  above  a  word  during 
that  interview. 

XIII.  We  may  fairly  regard  the  book  as  a  collection 
of  youthful  reflections,  as  to  the  advisability  of  publish- 
ing which  the  poet  had  not  yet  made  up  his  mind,  and 
perhaps  had  he  lived  would  have  suppressed. 

XIV.  He  considered  it  his  duty  to  remonstrate  with  a 
woman  whom  he  plainly  saw  was  very  much  out  of 
place  there. 

XV.  On  reaching  tlio  office  he  heard  a  door  creak  in 
the  basement  and  upon  going  down  stairs  some  one  ran  up. 

XVI.  The  roof  covers  quite  a  considerable  area  of 
ground. 

XVII.  Lord  D ,  whose  good  nature  was  unbounded 

and  which  in  regard  to  myself,  had  been  measured  by 
his  compassion  perhaps  for  my  condition,  faltered  at  this 
request. 

XVIII.  I  never  heard  him  say  he  had,  and  I  would  be 
likely  to  know. 

XIX.  Tliese  figures  are  certainly  conclusive  as  to  the 
ability  of  veterans  to  more  laan  hold  their  own  under 
existing  circumstances. 

XX.  The  Yale  News  complains  of  smoking  in  their 
gymnasium. 


m 


26 


COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS  IN   ENGLISH. 


June,  1887. 

I.  Being  commissioned  to  relieve  the  beleaguered  citj, 
she  sat  out  at  the  head  of  a  force  whose  numbers  were 
swelled  by  accessions  all  along  the  march. 

II.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  he  is  known  most 
and  best  by  a  single  story ;  one  which  we  read  in  child- 
hood and  seem  never  to  quite  forget. 

III.  It  is  most  efficacious  when  taken  fasting  and 
mixed  with  an  equal  quantity  of  hot  water. 

IV.  De  la  ^larck,  in  short,  saw  he  would  not  be  sup- 
ported,  even  by,  his  own  band,  in  any  farther  act  of  im- 
mediate  violence. 

V.  Tom  stared  at  me  and  I  wished  I  was  home. 

YI.  Mr.  Hastings  did  not  reveal  this  to  Mr.  Morley, 
who,  by  the  way,  had  fallen  in  love  with  Miss  Hardcastle 
whom  he  thought  was  the  bar  maid. 

Til.  "When  every  worldly  maxim  arrayed  itself  against 
him ;  when  blasted  in  fortune,  and  disgrace  and  danger 
darkened  around  his  name  she  loved  him  the  more 
ardently  for  his  very  sufferings. 

VIII.  In  seeing  Miss  Anderson's  Juliet  I  think  I  have 
seen  the  part  as  well  acted  as  I  am  likely  to. 

IX.  There  was  a  grand  balloon  ascension  which  landed 
in  "'Vest  Vrareham. 

X.  Last  Saturday  evening  we  celebrated  the  first  an- 
nual existence  of  our  paper  amid  the  enthusiasm  of  hun- 
dreds of  people. 


LISH. 


eaguered  citj, 
numbers  were 


known  most 
read  in  child- 

i  fasting  and 


1  not  be  sup- 
ler  act  of  im- 


3  home. 

0  Mr.  Morley, 
;ss  Hardcastle 


[  itself  against 
36  and  danger 
im  the  more 

think  I  have 
J. 

which  landed 

the  first  an- 
siasm  of  hun- 


HARVARD    EXAMINATIONS. 


27 


XI.  He  was  one  whom  nature  seemed  to  have  first 
made  generously  and  then  to  have  added  music  as  a 
dominant  power. 

XII.  Probably  there  was  never  known  such  a  gather- 
ing in  town  since  its  foundation,  and  the  result  of  an  es- 
tablishment of  a  news-paper  in  town  with  such  a  wide 
spread  circulation  shows  fairly  what  and  v  ho  pursues  its 
columns. 

XIII.  A  feeling  of  sympathy  for  his  fellowmen,  al- 
though in  bondage,  has  at  last  induced  the  faculty  to 
put  into  execution  the  long  dreamt  of  idea  of  laying 
board-walks  throughout  the  College  yard. 

XIV.  Some  of  this  wax  Ulysses  gave  to  each  sailor  to 
put  in  his  ears  and  prevent  him  hearing  the  Sirens. 

XV.  One  finds  in  the  reviews  of  to-day,  articles  rang- 
ing from  a  sermon  to  a  story  and  of  course  many  excel- 
lent ones,  but  the  efficacy  of  these  latter  are  destroyed 
by  the  stiff,  unfamiliar  style  in  which  they  are  written 
and  which  does  away  with  whatever  interest  we  may 
take  in  the  subject. 

XVI.  We  wish  to  congratulate  '87  on  her  well  earned 
success,  as  by  winning  this  race  she  placed  the  victor's 
wreath  on  her  head  which  will  be  remembered  long  after 
the  members  of  the  present  seniors  are  scattered  in  the 
four  corners  of  the  world. 

XVII.  Soliciting  your  inquiry  either  in  person  or  let- 
ter before  you  shall  locate  your  home  at  this  Island  in 
the  Ocean. 

I  am,  Most  Respectfully, 

X.  Y. 


I   'M 


28  COLLEGK   REQl'IUEMENTS   IN   ENGLISH. 

September,  1887. 

1.  Quentin  Durward  as  we  know  was  escaping  with 
Isabelle's  aunt  thinking  it  to  be  the  girl  he  loved. 

2.  He  was  willing  to  undertake  no  journey  or  decide 
upon  any  plan  until  he  had  found  out  whether  the  stars 
foretold  a  result  favorable  to  him. 

3.  I  don't  think  he  ever  really  trusted  any  one,  for 
even  if  they  might  have  saved  his  life  he  would  find 
some  fault  or  rather  in  him. 

4.  The  Duke  of  Burgundy  was  roused  to  such  anger 
that  he  caused  the  King's  imprisonment,  whom  he 
thought  helped  the  matter  on. 

5.  He  has  no  moral  scruples  about  anything ;  and  they 
have. 

G.  Instead  of  going  up  the  side  of  the  river  he  in- 
tended, he  remained  on  the  same  side  he  was. 

7.  Very  interesting  is  the  description  given  by  Scott 
of  the  famous  men  of  that  time,  Louis  and  his  barber, 
&c., — who  exerted  a  powerful  influence  over  the  super- 
stitious mind  of  Louis. 

8.  William  thought  that  Louis  would  aid  him,  and, 
without  doubt,  he  would  have,  had  he  not  feared  the 
Duke  of  Burgundy. 

9.  Quentin  finds  Isabelle,  prepared  for  the  worst,  and 
when,  having  induced  her  to  disguise  herself,  they  en- 
deavor to  escape  they  find  flight  impossible. 

10.  He  sent  Quentin's  uncle  with  an  order  to  enscribe 

hia  Scottish  relati(jn  in  tlie  guards. 


f 


LISH. 


escaping  with 
;  loved. 

rney  or  decide 
ether  the  stars 

I  any  one,  for 
he  would  find 


to  such  anger 
snt,  whom  he 

ling;  and  they 


HARVABP   EXAMINATIONS. 


29 


11.  He  was  very  superstitious,  and  before  undertaking 
a  great  project  he  always  consulted  the  heavens  to  find 
if  the  affair  would  be  successful  or  not. 

12.  Of  largo  frame  and  bulk,  fierce  expression  and 
harsh  voice,  we  seem  to  almost  see  before  us  this  monster. 

13.  Galeotti,  having  gone  to  him  and  being  about  to 
be  slain,  as  a  last  resource  told  the  King  that  he  read  in 
the  stars,  that  he  (Galeotti)  would  die  just  twenty -four 
hours  before  the  death  of  his  Majesty  would  take  place. 

14.  After  the  old  man  had  left  Quentin  and  having 
seen  his  uncle,  the  youth,  having  an  adventurous  spirit, 
wandering  from  the  inn  came  upon  several  people  look- 
ing at  something  up  a  tree. 

15.  Quentin  marries  his  lady  love  and  died  after  a 
most  happy  life  full  of  adventures. 


3  river  he  in- 

as. 

;iven  by  Scott 
id  his  barber, 
ver  the  super- 
aid  him,  and, 
lot  feared  the 

the  worst,  and 
irself,  they  en- 

./• 

er  to  enscribe 


June,  1888. 

1.  The  novel  itself,  as  most  of  all  Sir  Walter  Scott's 
are,  is  especially  interesting. 

2.  After  a  time,  she  with  her  aunt  and  a  guide  and 
Quentin  are  sent  away  to  a  castle. 

3.  In  the  purity  of  his  life  and  actions,  as  well  as  in 
the  sheer  force  of  character,  he  is  unequalled  by  none. 

4.  One  of  the  strangers,  having  been  informed  of  the 
youth's  mission  set  out  to  find  the  sought  for  uncle  of 
the  youth. 

5.  A  woman  who  voted  differently  than  her  husband 
did  would  be  an  exception. 

6.  I  have  no  reference  to  cooks,  servant-girls,  and  sen- 
ators' wives  all  elbowing  each  other  in  line. 


"^..^ r;iti.-'ip«i)-i'Oi?t«i».< 


80 


COLLEGE  REQUIREMENTS  IN  ENOLISH. 


7.  As  the  book  goes  on  Dickens  began  to  see  the 
strong  and  good  points  in  his  people's  characters  and  to 
unconsciously  pass  over  their  weak  points. 

8.  They  were  given  tickets  for  next  time,  shoved  out 
of  the  door,  and  the  stray  hats  thrown  after  them. 

9.  New  strata  is  laid  down  on  the  sea  floor  much  more 
quickly  than  on  land. 

10.  Everything  should  be  done  by  not  only  the  college 
men  but  also  by  the  faculty. 

11.  If  the  tariff  were  taken  off  of  wool,  we  would  be 
obliged  to  close  our  mills  on  account  of  foreign  competi- 
tion. 

12.  All  that  they  could  see  of  the  invisible  one  were 
his  boots. 

13.  It  prevents  him  bending  the  elbow  more  than  a 
little  ways. 

14.  Brandy  set  in  motion  the  functions  of  the  body 
that  fatigue  or  emotion  have  paralyzed. 

15.  Turning  into  the  Square,  the  post  hit  him  causing 
him  to  shy. 


I 


Jvaxe,  1880. 

1.  A  few  years  later  he  began  his  "  Paradise  Regained," 
but  which  he  never  finished. 

2.  While  sitting  in  my  room  just  after  lunch,  the  fire 
alarm  sounded. 

3.  The  character  of  the  agents,  or  persons,  are  next  to 
be  considered. 

4.  So  honorable  a  connection  might  have  been  expected 
to  have  advanced  our  author's  prospects. 


-■im  'm-Jnm  iwOM^^^t^^ 


iUSH. 

;an  to  see  the 
aracters  and  to 


ne,  shoved  out 
er  them. 

oor  much  more 

)nly  the  college 

,  we  would  be 
ireign  competi- 

sible  one  were 

ir  more  than  a 

8  of  the  body 

it  him  causing 


ise  Regained," 
lunch,  the  fire 
as,  are  next  to 
been  expected 


HARVARD   EXAMIXATIONS. 


31 


5.  Sometimes  he  would  lay  awake  the  whole  '..'ght, 
trying  but  unable  to  make  a  single  line. 

6.  Milton  was  too  busy  to  much  miss  his  wife. 

7.  Everybody  had  in  their  recollection  the  originals  of 
the  passages  parodied. 

8.  Dryden  neither  became  Master  of  Arts  or  a  fellow 
of  the  University. 

9.  lie  consoles  himself  with  the  fancy  that  he  had 
done  a  great  work. 

10.  I  think  we  will  fall  considerably  under  the  mark 
in  computing  the  poet's  income  at  £600. 

11.  The  Faculty  from  virtue  of  its  position  knows  thor- 
oughly the  needs  of  the  students  under  them. 

12.  She  confessed  to  having  struck  her  husband  with 
the  axe,  and  plead  self-defence. 

June,  1800. 

1 .  Would  not  Shakspere  have  been  likely  to  at  least 
have  heard  of  these  savages? 

2.  Neither  he  nor  his  father  were  educated  to  be  law- 
yers. 

8.  While  at  Brussels  a  duel  was  fought  between 
Thompson  and  a  Russian  with  whom  he  had  been  trav- 
elling and  suspected  of  slandering  him. 

4.  He  sent  me  a  verbal  message  and  which  assured 
ire  of  the  truth  of  my  suspicions. 

5.  Ho  claimed  that  Smith,  whom  he  supposed  was  an 
American,  had  written  him  a  letter. 

6.  I  suppose  that  the  purpose  of  inaugurating  those 
games  were  the  promotion  of  physical  culture. 


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82  COLLEOE   REQUIUEMENTS   IN   ENOMSH. 

7.  I  never  have  and  I  hope  I  never  will  sec  him. 

8.  Did  England  have  the  right  to  levy  the  Stamp  Act? 

9.  I  think  I  will  be  able  to  pay  you  within  a  week, 
for  1  am  liable  to  receive  $500  from  my  father  any  day. 

10.  Ciesar  assailed  him  vigorously,  to  which  lie  replied, 
and  neither  of  them  were  sparing  of  insults  on  the  other. 

11.  I  do  not  know  but  what  I'd  ought  to  have  been 
clearer. 

12.  The  United  States  are  not  bound  to  a  treaty  en- 
tered upon  without  its  uuthority. 


June,  1891. 

1.  There  was  little  doubt  but  what  she  was  poisoned, 
but  nobody  knew  where  it  was  bought. 

2.  At  Rugby  each  game  has  its  ai)pointed  season. 
Foot-ball  reaches  its  height  during  the  Christmas  term, 
but  during  the  warm  weather  its  place  is  usurped  by 
hare-and-hounds. 

8.  The  student  is  enabled  to  choose  his  studies  from  a 
broad  field,  thereby  allowing  him  to  make  proper  dis- 
tinctions in  his  choice. 

4.  AloliOre's  plot  and  idea  is  often  taken  from  other 
writers,  which  he  does  not  atteiii|jt  to  deny. 

5.  By  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  a  legisla- 
tive, executive,  and  judicial  department  is  established. 
The  legislative  department  consists  in  two  houses.  The 
members  of  the  lower  house  are  elected  by  popular  suf- 
frage and  the  number  of  rei^resentatives  are  apportioned 
among  the  several  states  according  to  their  population. 


SCO  him. 

e  Stamp  Act? 

ithin  a  week, 
.her  any  day. 

ich  Ijc  replied, 
on  the  other. 

to  have  been 
,o  a  treaty  en- 


was  poisoned, 

>inted  season, 
iristmas  term, 
J  usurped  by 

studies  from  a 
:e  proper  dis- 

m  from  other 

;ates  a  legisla- 
s  established, 
houses.  The 
I  popular  suf- 
e  apportioned 
population. 


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6.  Ho  believed  in  making  the  states  one  in  regard  to 
foreign  affairs,  but  that  in  regard  to  petty  matters  each 
Btate  was  to  completely  control  its  own  administration. 

7.  Troop  A,  the  cavalry  of  the  force,  wa.s  only  organ- 
ized a  few  years  ago.  It  is  as  well  equipped  as  if  it  waa 
a  part  of  the  regular  army. 

8.  If  you  are  home  this  afternoon  I  would  bo  happy 
to  call. 

9.  He  has  now  been  three  years  in  the  ministry  and 
is  very  pleased  with  that  avocation. 

10.  I  had  never  been  in  the  house  but  a  few  times  and 
I  hardly  felt  well  acquainted  with  either  of  the  three 
members  of  Mr.  Thomas'  family. 

11.  The  canvassing  the  county  was  quite  difficult,  but 
when  Mr.  Courtney  had  once  gotten  the  voter's  pledges 
he  felt  easy. 

June,  1802. 

1.  Immediately  every  body  went  to  sleep  just  as  they 
were. 

2.  The  10th  regiment  were  not  directed  to  even  at- 
tack ;  yet  they  remained  all  night  at  the  station  under  a 
severe  fire,  but  which  they  lost  less  men  from  than  any 
regiment  there. 

3.  The  fairies  promised  that  their  daughter  would  not 
die,  but  would  sleep  for  a  hundred  years,  and  that  the 
whole  court  would  fall  asleep  at  the  same  time. 

4.  Discussing  this  subject  with  a  friend,  he  told  me 
that  to  clearly  understand  the  relation  I  must  read  the 
books. 

5.  The  prince  asked  her  for  most  every  dance. 

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6.  He  would  neither  buy  a  coat  or  a  hat. 

7.  Ho  said  that  he  would  give  it  to  either  of  us — you 
or  John  or  I. 

8.  I  confess  that  I  thought  that  he  would  try  and  get 
the  bill  passed. 

9.  She  said  that  she  had  lain  the  book  on  the  table. 

10.  It  seems  to  me  that  by  making  a  great  effort  to 
hold  your  attention  on  the  speaker,  and  then  jot  down 
the  things  you  consider  most  important,  that  in  course  of 
time  and  by  constant  practice  one  can  finally  begin  to 
take  valuable  notes. 

11.  I  studied  Latin  some  when  I  was  home. 

12.  We  will  be  liable  to  have  a  pleasant  evening  at 
Miss  Jones'. 

13.  Be  sure  to  behave  yourself. 


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Id  try  and  get 

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great  effort  to 
ben  jot  down 
It  in  course  of 
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OTHER  COLLEGES. 


AMHERST  COLLEGE, 


June  19,  1801. 

I. 

[One  hour,] 

Write  a  composition,  correct  in  expression,  spelling, 
punctuation,  grammar,  and  division  into  paragraphs,  on 
one  of  the  following  subjects : 

1.  The  Finding  of  Eppie,    (Silas  Mamer.) 

2.  The  Latter  Days  of  Lord  Olive.    (Lord  Olive,) 

3.  The  Escape  of  Clifford  and  Hepzibah  Pyncheon. 
(House  of  the  Seven  Gables.) 

4.  Phoebe  Pyncheon  and  her  Part  in  the  Story.    {lb.) 

II. 

Correct  the  following  sentences,  writing  out  each  in 
full  as  corrected : 

"The  French  nation  is  not  consoled  for  the  misfor- 
tunes which  it  has  endured  by  the  incidental  triumph  of 
justice  in  Italy." 

"  This  would  lead  us  too  deep  into  the  dry  and  troubled 
waters  of  moral  philosophy." 


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"  She  could  not  get  any  stimulants  at  the  Union  with' 
out  it  was  porridge."' 

"  An  entirely  fresh  selection  of  representative  extracts 
have  been  made." 

"  It  is  always  a  happiness  to  be  with  those  we  love  and 
whom  we  know  love  us." 

"  Walking  one  day  across  the  park,  half  a  dozen  swans 
flew  across  the  sky." 

"  Their  intentions  might  and  probably  were  good." 
"  His  sickness  was  so  great  that  I  have  often  feared  he 
would  have  died  before  our  arrival." 

June  24, 1892. 

I. 

[One  hour.] 

Write  a  composition,  correct  in  expression,  spelling, 

punctuation,  grammar,  and  division  into  paragraphs,  on 

one  of  the  following  subjects : 

1.  Brutus  and  Antony  as  Orators.    (Julius  Cassar.) 

2.  Oilando  and  the  Wrestler,    (As  You  Like  It.) 

3.  The  March  of  Miles  Standish.    (The  Courtship  of 
Miles  Standish.) 

4.  The  Old  Pyncheon  Family.    (House  of  the  Seven 
Gables.) 

II.     ■ 
[Half  an  hour.] 

Correct  the  following  sentences,  writing  out  each  in 
full  as  corrected: 

a.  "  That  night  every  man  of  the  boat's  crew,  save 
Amyas,  were  down  with  raging  fever." 


-2S>i1'-Z^-:!ntW'-- 


LISH. 

le  Union  with* 

tative  extracts 

se  we  love  and 

a  dozen  swans 

^ere  good." 
>ften  feared  he 


ision,  spelling, 
paragraphs,  on 

[iua  Caosar.) 
I  Like  It.) 
3  Courtship  of 

of  the  Seven 


^  out  each  in 
t's  crew,  save 


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b.  "  The  swimmers  did  not,  as  was  expected,  lack  a 
numerous  or  enthusiastic  audience." 

c.  "  He  was  driving  away  from  the  church  where  he 
had  been  married  in  a  coach  and  six." 

d.  "  Let  you  and  I  look  at  these,  for  they  say  that 
there  are  none  such  in  the  world." 

e.  "  When  Mr.  Williams,  f  Miss  Hosmer,  or  any  other 
friend  were  unable  to  accompany  him  from  Rome  to 
England,  a  courier  had  him  in  charge." 

/.  "I  meant  when  I  first  came,  to  have  boug'.^.  .ill 
Paris." 

g.  "  Did  ever  man  put  God  to  the  proof  on  that  prom- 
ise, and  found  it  broken." 

h.  "  Were  he  still  disposed  to  go  there,  my  purse  shall 
be  open  to  him." 


I 

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I 

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BOSTON   UNIVERSITY. 


June,  1801. 

Write  an  esaay  of  not  less  than  two  hundred  and  fifty 
words  upon  one  of  the  following  themes : 

Portia's  Suitors  and  their  Respective  Choices. 
The  Life  of  Lord  Clive. 
The  Character  of  Silas  Mamer, 
Supply  the  correct  words  in  the  following  sentences: 

1.  If  he  ...  my  son,  I  ...  be  proud  of  him. 

2.  .  .  .  there  no  other  cause  than  the  safety  of  that 
faithful  knave,  Waraba,  I  .  ,  .  jeopard  a  point  ere  a  hair 
of  his  head  .  .  .  hurt. 

3.  I  .  .  .  not  like  to  do  it  and  I  .  .  .  not. 

4.  If  I  ...  he  I  ...  be  ashamed  to  go  there  again. 

5.  Hoping  that  I  .  .  .  hear  from  you  as  soon  as  con- 
venient I  .  .  .  subscribe  myself,  yours  truly. 

C.  He  told  ua  there  was  two  principal  propositions  in 
the  sentence. 

7.  The  boy  told  his  master  that  whatever  he  did,  he 
could  not  please  him. 

8  She  always  thought  more  of  attending  to  the  wants 
of  others  than  of  herself. 

9.  I  intended  to  have  written  you  yesterday,  but  busi- 
ness prevented. 


„-.«#:. ja«;"«"i« 


LISH. 


dred  and  fifty 
s  Choices. 


g  sentences : 
i  him. 

safety  of  that 
oint  ere  a  hair 

)t. 

there  again. 
3  soon  as  con- 

"opositions  in 

er  he  did,  he 

to  the  wants 

lay,  but  busi- 


BOSTON    UNIVERSITV, 


41 


10.  The  Vicar  of  Wakefield  was  published  in  1766, 
and  has  had  a  steady  sale  for  a  hundred  and  twenty 
years,  which  is  rare  for  a  novel. 

11.  Blake  with  the  fleet  happened  to  be  at  Malaga, 
before  he  made  war  upon  Spain:  and  some  of  his  seamen 
went  ashore,  and  met  the  Host  carried  about;  and  not 
only  paid  no  respect  to  it,  but  laughed  at  those  who  did. 

12.  His  bravery  under  this  painful  operation  and  the 
fortitude  he  had  shown  in  heading  the  last  charge  in  the 
recent  action,  though  he  was  wounded  at  the  time  and 
had  been  unable  to  use  his  right  arm,  and  was  the  only 
officer  left  in  his  regiment,  out  of  twenty  who  were  alive 
the  day  before,  inspired  every  one  with  admiration. 

June,  1893. 

PAKT   I. 

Correct  the  following  sentences : 

I  have  no  more  influence  over  him  than  others. 

The  syntax  and  etymology  of  the  language  is  thus 
placed  before  the  learner. 

I  intended  to  have  written  it  on  Saturday. 

The  lad  cannot  leave  his  father,  for  if  he  should  leave 
him,  he  would  die. 

The  farmer  went  to  his  neighbor  and  told  him  that  his 
cattle  were  in  his  fields. 

He  was  persuaded  to  carefully  consider  the  matter. 

I  would  have  thought  it  a  gross  act  of  tyranny  to  have 
interfered  either  with  his  political  or  his  religious  opin- 
ions. 


:i 


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A  modern  newspaper  statement,  though  probably  true, 
would  be  laughed  at,  if  quoted  in  a  book  as  testimony; 
but  the  letter  of  a  court  gossip  is  thought  good  historical 
evidence,  if  written  some  centuries  ago. 

PART   II. 

Have  you  read  all  of  the  required  books;  if  not,  state 
how  many. 

Write  an  essay  of  not  less  than  two  hundred  words 
upon  one  of  the  following  themes: 

The  Character  of  Amos  Barton. 
Judge  Pyncheon  and  Clifford. 
The  Battle  of  Flodden. 


,»^»-s:>q»7«., 


fOLISH. 


h  probably  true, 
>k  as  testimony; 
t  good  historical 


b;  if  not,  state 
hundred  v^ords 


BOWDOIN  COLLEGE. 


48 


BOWDOIN  COLLEGE. 


June,  1801. 


Write  a  composition  of  about  five  hundred  ^orda  on 
one  of  the  subjects  given  below. 

Write  neatly  and  plainly,  giving  careful  attention  to 
paragraphs,  punctuation,  spelling,  and  the  use  of  capital 
letters. 

SUBJECTS. 

1.  A  narrative  of  Antonio's  dealings  with  Shy  lock. 

2.  A  spectator's  account  of  Antonio's  trial  in  the 
Duke's  court. 

8.  The  story  of  the  two  rings. 

4.  An  imaginary  account  by  Father  Felician  of  the 
banishment  of  the  Acadian  peasants.. 

5.  "  A  Pathetic  Meeting."  (Being  the  story  of  Evan- 
geline and  Gabriel,  supposed  to  be  told  by  an  ofi&cial  of 
the  Philadelphia  Almshouse.) 

6.  How  the  House  of  the  Seven  Gables  was  built. 

7.  Hepzibah  Pyncheon  and  her  shop. 

6.  The  Legend  of  Matthew  Maule  and  Alice  Pyncheon. 


h\rv^>'--*a^=u-*;^.  "j' 


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COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS   IN  ENGLISH. 
June,  180a. 


Write  a  composition  of  about  live  hundred  words  on 
one  of  the  subjects  given  below. 

Write  neatly  and  plainly,  giving  careful  attention  to 
paragraphs,  punctuation,  spelling,  and  the  use  of  capital 
letters.  *^ 

SUBJECTS. 

/VoTO  "  ^5  You  Like  R" 

1.  The  Wrestling  Match. 

2.  A  brief  description  of  the  three  pairs  of  lovers. 
8.  How  Oliver  became  reconciled  to  Orlando. 

From  "  Courtship  of  Myles  Standish:' 

4.  How  Myles  Standish  wooed  Priscilla. 
6.  John  Alden's  Wedding. 

From  ''Home  of  the  Sevm  Oables." 

6.  Hepzibah's  first  experience  at  storekeeping. 

7.  The  Story  of  Alice  Pyncheon. 

8.  The  Death  of  Judge  Pyncheon. 


iS^miL. 


i    ! 

r 


N0LI8H. 


BROWN    UNIVBBSITY. 


m 


indred  words  on 


»ful  attention  to 
le  use  of  capital 


8  of  lovers, 
rlando. 

lisL" 
I. 


'es." 


eeping. 


BROWN  UNIVERSITY. 


Jiine,  1892. 


iE*M''^>^'i^i^ 


I.  Write  a  composition,  with  due  attention  to  correct- 
ness of  form  and  expression,  upon  one  of  the  following 
themes  from  Julius  Ciesar: 

1,  The  Character  of  Brutus. 

2.  The  Fickleness  of  the  Mob. 
8.  The  Speech  of  Antony. 

II.  Or  the  following  from  As  You  Like  It: 

1.  The  Seven  Ages  of  Man. 

2.  Rosalind  and  Celia. 

3.  The  Clown  and  Audrey. 

III.  Or  give  a  description  of  the  Alhambra. 

IV.  Or  give  a  full  analysis  of  "Webster's  first  Bunker- 
Hill  Oration. 

v.  Correct  the  following  sentences : 

1.  The  farmer's  orchard  is  respected  by  the  boy 

who  owns  a  large  dog. 

2.  The  crisis  is  one  of  the  most  singular,  which 

have  ever  occurred. 

3.  We  will  soon  be  able  to  answer  this  pertinent 

ouestion. 


"fi«&„ ;...,. 


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46  COLLEGE  REQUIREMENTS  IN  ENGLISH. 

4.  A  personal  friend  of  the  King  from  whom  he 

had  the  misfortune  to  differ. 
6.  The  country  from  whence  I  come  is  one  which 

I  shall  be  glad  to  go  back  to. 

VI.  Underscore  tha  accented  syllable  in  the  followini? 
words :  * 

Discourse,  resource,  concourse,  ac... 
intrigue,  detail,  interesting,  accessory. 


*>•>  *  f*^  I- 


uocciji  ^iiwuu  and  verb), 


p  1  i 
J 


SKrt^BHBi 


ENGLISH. 

ig  from  whom  he 

ome  is  one  which 
J. 

I  in  the  following 
(aoua  asd  verb), 


rSr^r^^anrBws^ 


BKYX   MAWR   COLLEaS. 


41 


BRTN  MAWR  COLLEGE. 


June,  1809. 


I.  Compare  the  use  of  the  supernatural  in  "  The  Tern- 
])est "  with  that  in  "  Comus  "  and  in  "  Macbeth"  or,  Illus- 
trate by  means  of  "  Julius  Ccesar  "  and  "^Is  You  Like  It  " 
the  sweetness  of  disposition  of  Shakespearean  men  and 
women. 

The  composition  must  be  not  less  than  sixty  lines  of 
foolscap,  and  must  be  correct  in  spelling,  punctuation, 
and  general  arrangement. 

IX.  Correct  the  following  sentences,  making  the  cor- 
rections, as  far  as  possible,  on  the  printed  text: 

1.  Confucius,  the  Latin  form  given  by  Jesuit  mis. 
sionaries  to  Kung  Fu  Tseio,  was  born  near  the  town  of 
Yen-Chow,  in  what  is  now  the  province  of  Shan-tung. 

2.  Clinton  commanded  him  that  under  no  considera- 
tions should  he  enter  the  enemy's  lines  or  disguise  him- 
self, and  last  of  all,  not  to  take  any  papers  that  would 
prove  him  a  spy.  Andrd  disobeyed  them  all  in  his  eager- 
ness to  accomplish  what  was  desired  of  him, 

8.  A  glance  at  any  printed  pag3  will  show  that  the 
points  in  paragraphs  which  most  readily  catch  the  eye 
are — even  more  notably  than  in  sentences — the  begin- 
ning and  the  end. 


I 


I 


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4.  Her  Majesty's  government  hold  that  it  is  its  duty 
under  tnese  circumstances  to  do  its  best  to  consistently 
maintain  an  attitude  of  strict  neutrality,  to  act  with  the 
utmost  impartiality  towards  all  parties,  believing  that  by 
so  doing  they  would  be  in  a  better  position  to  act  with 
greater  influence  and  utility  whenever  a  favorable  op- 
portunity shall  offer. 

5.  From  here  the  finest  view  is  obtained  of  the  most 
beautiful  of  the  cascades,  which  is  not  a  sheer  fall  but  a 
ledge  of  rock  half  way  down  breaks  the  fall  into  two 
portions  and  as  the  water  dashes  over  it  with  resistless 
fury,  churns  it  into  foam. 

6.  Its  almost  vulgar  personalities  may  convey  to  those 
that  are  neitht  *  acquainted  with  the  writer  or  his  works, 
not  altogether  an  inadequate  impression  of  both. 

7.  If  with  equal  force  of  character  his  intellectual 
power  was  less  we  would  feel  the  shock  without  the  mys- 
terious attraction. 

8.  Let  us  answer  not  like  our  predecessors  did,  but 
like  men  undaunted  by  reverses ;  since  in  a  very  short 
time  we  will  probably  find  ourselves  ou  a  new  footing, 
and  feel  the  animating  effects  of  the  most  important  com- 
mercial movement  of  this  century. 

9.  Be  sure  that  your  sentences  end  with  words  that 
deserve  the  distinction  you  give  them. 

10.  I  shall  not  trouble  you  with  a  history  of  the 
stratagems  practiced  upon  my  judgment,  nor  the  allure- 
ments tried  upon  my  heart,  which,  if  you  have  in  any 
part  of  your  life  been  acquainted  with  rural  politics,  you 
will  easily  conceive.  Their  arts  have  no  great  variety, 
they  think  nothing  worth  their  care  but  money. 


ENGLISH. 

that  it  is  its  duty 
^est  to  consistently 
lity,  to  act  with  the 
i,  believing  that  by 
•osition  to  act  with 
er  a  favorable  op- 

tained  of  the  most 
)t  a  sheer  fall  but  a 
1  the  fall  into  two 
r  it  with  resistless 

lay  convey  to  those 
writer  or  his  works, 
on  of  both. 

er  his  intellectual 
k  without  the  mys- 

decessors  did,  but 
ice  in  a  very  short 
I  ou  a  new  footing, 
lost  important  cora- 

d  with  words  that 

a  history  of  the 
jnt,  nor  the  allure- 
'  you  have  in  any 
rural  politics,  you 
J  no  great  variety, 
ut  money. 


BRYN    MAWR  COLLEGE. 


49 


11.  When  his  genius  had  once  wanned  itself  in  this 
way,  it  would  seem  that  it  had  attained  the  healthiness 
natural  to  its  best  conditions,  and  could  have  gone  on 
forever,  increasing,  both  in  enjoyment  and  in  power,  had 
external  circumstances  been  favorable. 

12.  The  crowd  had  purled  and  had  made  a  circle  else- 
where, and  in  the  centre  of  it  stood  a  man  quite  as  noble, 
and  even  more  remarkable  than  either  Sir  Lionel,  the 
Rector,  or  Martin. 

13.  Surely  there  is  both  grandeur  and  eloquence  in 
his  apostrophe  to  the  atheists,  whom  he  knew  abounded 
in  the  C^urt  of  Louia  XIV.,  and  whom  ho  warned  that, 
let  them  alfect  to  disbelieve  as  they  would,  their  eternity 
was  an  inevitable  fact. 

III.  Punctuate  (on  the  examination  paper)  the  follow- 
ing sentences : 

1.  Wherever  they  went  she  was  evidently  always  on 
the  watch  In  Bond  St  especially  where  much  of  their 
business  lay  her  eyes  were  in  constant  enquiry  and  in 
whatever  shop  the  party  were  engaged  her  mind  was 
equally  abstracted  from  everything  actually  before  them 
from  all  that  interested  and  occupied  the  others  Kestless 
and  dissatisfied  everywhere  her  sister'could  never  obtain 
her  opinion  of  any  article  of  purchase  however  it  might 
equally  concern  them  both  she  received  no  pleasure  from 
anything  was  only  impatient  to  be  at  home  again  and 
could  with  diflficulty  govern  her  vexation  at  the  tedious- 
ness  of  Mrs  Palmer  whose  eye  was  caught  by  everything 
pretty  expensive  or  new  who  was  wild  to  buy  all  could 
determine  on  none  and  dawdled  away  her  time  in  rapture 


m 


■Mi 


60 


COLLEGE   REQUIUEMENTS   IN   EXGLISH. 


and  indecision.    J.  Austen,  "  Sense  and  Sensibility,"  Ch. 

vxvr. 

2.  M  Taine  begins  his  chapter  on  Addison  with  the 
following  remarks  In  this  vast  transformation  of  the  mind 
which  occupies  the  whole  eighteenth  century  and  gives 
England  its  political  and  moral  standing  twc  superior 
men  appear  in  politics  and  morality  both  accomplished 
writers  the  most  accomplished  yet  seen  in  England  both 
accredited  mouth-pieces  of  a  party  masters  in  the  art  of 
persuasion  and  convir*'on  both  limited  in  philosophy  and 
art  incapable  of  considering  sentiments  in  a  disinterested 
fashion  always  bent  on  seeing  the  motives  of  things  for 
approbation  or  blame  To  penetrate  to  the  interior  of  this 
civilization  and  this  people  there  are  no  means  better 
than  to  pause  and  dwell  on  Swift  and  Addison  I  have 
often  reflected  says  Steele  after  a  night  spent  with  him 
Addison  apart  from  all  the  world  that  I  had  the  pleasure 
of  conversing  with  an  intimate  acquaintance  of  Terence 
and  Catullus  who  had  all  their  wit  and  nature  height- 
ened with  humor  more  exquisite  and  delightful  than  any 
other  man  ever  possessed  And  Pope  a  rival  of  Addison 
and  a  bitter  rival  adds  His  conversation  had  something 
in  it  more  charming  than  I  have  found  in  any  other  man 
These  sayings  express  the  whole  talent  of  Addison  his 
writings  are  conversations  masterpieces  of  English  urban- 
ity and  reason  nearly  all  the  details  of  his  character  and 
life  have  contributed  to  nourish  this  urbanity  and  this 
reasonableness. 


jr,^^!-.-*"^^'^'*®**^  " 


LISH. 

tisibility,"  Ch. 

iison  with  the 
on  of  the  mind 
ury  and  gives 
twc  superior 
accomplished 
England  both 
'3  in  the  art  of 
hilosophy  and 
a  disinterested 
i  of  things  for 
interior  of  this 
means  better 
dison  I  have 
pent  with  him 
id  the  pleasure 
ce  of  Terence 
nature  height- 
htf  ul  than  any 
,'al  of  Addison 
had  something 
any  other  man 
f  Addison  his 
English  urban- 
I  character  and 
anity  and  this 


COLLEGE  OF  NEW  JERSEY. 


51 


vAi-, 


COLLEGE  OF  NEW  JERSEY  (PRINCiSTON). 
June,  1802. 

English  Grammar. 

I. 

*'  Frederic  aspired  to  the  style  of  royalty.  Ostentatious 
and  profuse,  negligent  of  his  true  interests  and  of  his 
high  duties,  insatiably  eager  for  frivolous  distinctions,  he 
added  nothing  to  the  real  weight  of  the  state  be  governed  : 
perhaps,  he  transmitted  his  inheritance  to  his  children 
impaired  rather  than  augmented  in  value;  but  he  suc- 
ceeded in  gaining  the  great  object  of  his  life — the  title  of 
King.  In  the  year  1700,  he  assumed  this  new  dignity." 
Macaulays  Essay  on  Frederic  the  Great. 

1.  Explain  the  punctuation  of  the  above  passage. 

2.  Illustrate  by  it  any  rules  of  English  spelling. 
8,  Also,  any  modes  of  forming  English  plurals. 

4.  Mention  the  adjectives  and  participles  in  it. 

5.  Parse  the  words  in  italics. 

6.  Give  the  principal  parts  of  the  verbs. 

7.  Decline  the  pronouns — he,  which,  this. 

8.  Mention  the  diffe-ent  kinds  of  pronouns  in  it. 

9.  Also,  the  different  kinds  of  nouns. 

10.  State  what  words  and  sections  are  in  apposition. 


h 


-"-  — '  ■*■  ■     ;  wijj»q^j;:L.' '  -^ 


«4<«|l 


62 


COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS  IN   ENGLISH. 


11.  Classify  the  sentences,  as  Simple  and  Complex. 

12.  Illustrate,  by  the  passage,  English  Paragraph  Struc- 
ture. 

n. 
Among  the  submitted  sentences,  state  which  are  incor- 
rect and  why  they  are  so : 

A  man  should  be  generous  to  each  of  those  who  is 
desert  1- 
Them  tnut  are  friendly  I  befriend. 
He  is  as  wise  if  not  wiser  than  they, 
I  did  not  expect  to  have  heard  him. 
Harper  and  Brown's  History  is  a  good  book. 
In  the  vast  throng  were  some  Attorney-Generals  and 
Heirs  Apparent. 

I  knew  it  to  have  been  him. 
He  never  did  and  never  would  have  said  it. 
Between  him  and  me  no  difference  lay. 
Nothing  but  riches  satisfy  many. 
Though  he  don't  know  it,  he  isn't  chosen. 
He  should  be  careful  lest  he  breaks  the  law. 

III. 

State  some  facts  as  to  anyim^  of  the  books  and  authors 
suggfsted  for  reading— Irving,  Goldsmith,  etc. 

N.  B.— Applicants  may  state  what  English  Grammar 
and  U.  S.  Histoiy  they  have  studied. 

The  punctuation,  spelling,  grammar,  and  general  char- 
acter of  the  Examination  MS.  will  be  carefully  noted. 


n 


,i  r*a!«  ;t*«-»^- 


iLlSH. 

id  Complex, 
iragraph  Struc- 


rhich  are  incor- 
)f  those  who  is 


book. 
;y-Generals  and 


xid  it. 


sen. 
le  law. 


ooks  and  axithora 

th,  etc. 

Inglish  Grammar 

xnd  general  char- 
irefuUy  noted. 


COLUMBIA  COLLEGE. 


63 


COLUMBIA  COLLEGE 
June  6,  1802. 

a  conversation  about  demagogues. 

I  dare  say  you  are  right  said  Eustace  at  any  rate  every 
one  must  have  their  own  opinion  about  such  matters 
there  is  no  doubt  added  Johnston  but  that  the  dema- 
gogue is  the  most  successful  of  the  two  most  men 
5.  never  try  to  reason  out  a  principle  they  are  content  to 
make  a  hasty  inference  from  a  few  plausible  details 
let  some  demagogue  make  an  appeal  to  their  interest, 
to  what  concerns  their  bread  and  butter  and  tobacco 
and  he  cannot  help  but  win  his  audience  he  don't 

10.  talk  about  liolitical  economy  or  state  many  arguments 
of  any  sort  he  knows  that  variety  of  arguments  per- 
plex such  heads  he  appeals  directly  to  their  common 
sense  and  their  selfishness  all  the  rest  of  his  speech  is 
bluster  when  he  is  through  they  all  look  at  each  other 

15.  and  say  he's  got  the  point  then  -he  goes  in  the  near- 
est saloon  with  them  to  properly  emphasize  his  re- 
marks you  dont  hardly  give  the  demagogue  his  due 
interrupted  Brown  his  work  is  a  different  matter  ihaa. 
most  people  imagine,  and  neithw  a  blusterer  or  an  ig- 

20.  noramus  could  do  it  he  has  got  to  be  a  very  versatile 
man  when  theres  danger  of  your  party  losing  a  cer- 
tain electoral  district  you  never  find  any  man  more 


I 


If 


^f     f-l»a<."iW*S'' 


««3iS!VW 


hSS»5Ea 


1 1 


54 


COLLEGE   REQUIREMEN'^S   IN   ENGLISH. 


useful  than  him  political  economy  looks  beautifully 
in  books  but  I  never  heard  of  it  winning  an  election 
25.  it  seems  to  me  said  Eustace  that  neither  of  you  have 
caught  the  main  point  ?/ a  mans  usefulness  to  human- 
ity were  to  be  estimated  by  his  success  many  an  un- 
worthy man  could  put  in  their  claim  to  be  considered 
heroes. 

I.  Correct  any  bad  English  you  find  in  the  passage. 
Explain  each  error  separately,  citing  the  line  in  which  it 
occurs,  and  justifying  your  correction. 

II.  Kewrite  the  passage  in  correct  form,  supplying  the 
omitted  capitals  and  marks  of  punctuation. 

III.  Tell  of  each  sentence  what  kind  it  is.  (rive  its 
subject,  predicate,  and  object,  point  out  each  main  clause, 
and  explain  the  nature  and  the  dependence  of  each  sub- 
ordinate clause. 

IV.  Parse  all  the  italicized  words. 

".  Give  the  possessive  case  singular  and  the  nomina- 
tive and  possessive  plural  of  the  nouns 

calf  staff,  echo,  money,  duty,  mouse,  ox,  fox,  sheep,  series. 

Give  the  comparative  and  superlative  forms  of  the  ad- 
jectives 

white,  red,  gay,  dry,  little,  far. 

Form  the  adverbs,  positive,  comparative,  and  superla- 
tive, from  the  adjectives 

gtntle,  fast  {=quick),  bad,  loivly. 

VI.  Give  the  future  tense,  in  all  persons,  of  the  verb 
sunm. 


-^-Vi..«„- 


i«*<. 


SNGLISH. 

looks  beautifully 
finning  an  election 
ither  of  you  have 
fulness  to  human- 
jcess  many  an  un- 
n  to  be  considered 


id  in  the  passage, 
le  line  in  which  it 


irm,  supplying  the 
tion. 

id  it  is.  Give  its 
;  each  main  clause, 
lence  of  each  sub- 


COIA'MIUA   COLLEGE. 


m 


Give  the  perfect  tense,  in  all  persons,  of  the  verba  come 
and  see. 

Give  the  principal  parts,  i.e.,  infinitive,  past  tense  and 
past  participle,  of  the  verbs 

sat,  heat,  slay,  stay,  sit,  set,  bite,  smite,  fiy,  flee. 

VII.  Write  an  essay  of  at  least  two  hundred  and  fifty 
words  on  one  of  the  following  subjects : 

1.  Any  character  in  the  four  books  given  to  be  reavl 

2.  The   story  of    Hawthorne's  House  of  the  Seven 

Gables. 

3.  The  story  of  Shylock. 


■  and  the  nomina- 

,fox,  sheep,  series. 
e  forms  of  the  ad- 

far. 

ative,  and  superla- 

loivly. 

srsons,  of  the  verb 


,     '  Pc«?       -x.  ^ 


66 


COLLEGE  REQUIREMENTS  IN  ENGLISH. 


CORNELL  UNIVERSITY. 


June,  1800. 


I. 

Make  a  neat  copy  of  the  following,  correcting  what- 
ever may  be  faulty  in  spelling  or  punctuation : 

No  dignity  is  perfect  which  does  not  at  some  point  aly 
itself  with  the  misterious.  The  connexion  of  the  male- 
coach  with  the  state  and  the  executive  government  gave 
to  the  whol  male-establishment  an  oficia^  grandeur  which 
did  us  servise  on  the  roads  and  invested  us  with  sesoni- 
ble  terrors.  Not  the  less  impressive  were  these  terrors 
because  these  legal  limmits  were  imperfectly  assertained. 
Look  at  those  turnpike  gaits  with  what  defferencial  hurry 
with  what  an  obiedient  start  they  fly  open  at  our  aproach. 
Look  at  that  long  line  of  carters  ahed  awdaciousiy  usurp- 
ing the  very  crest  of  the  road.  As  soon  as  the  dredful 
blast  of  our  horn  reaches  them  with  proclamation  of  our 
aproach  see  with  what  frensy  of  trepedation  they  fly  to 
their  horses  heads  and  depprecate  our  rath.  Treason 
they  feel  to  be  their  crime  each  individual  carter  feels 
himself  under  the  bann  of  confiscation  and  attainder. 
The  douts  which  we  razed  as  to  our  powers  did  more  to 
rap  them  in  terror  by  rapping  them  in  uncertainty  than 
could  have  been  efected  by  the  sharpest  defenitions  of 
the  law  from  the  Quarter  Sessions.     We  on  our  parts  (we 


fLISH. 


CORNELL  UNIVEBSITV. 


57 


rrecting  what- 
tion: 

some  point  aly 
n  of  the  male- 
»rernment  gave 
;randeur  which 
lis  with  sesoni- 
3  these  terrors 
tly  assertained. 
'erencial  hurry 
it  our  aproach. 
iciousiy  usurp- 
as  the  dredful 
imation  of  our 
ion  they  fly  to 
•ath.  Treason 
lal  carter  feels 
and  attainder, 
rs  did  more  to 
icertainty  than 
defenitions  of 
a  our  parts  (we 


the  collective  male  I  mean)  did  our  utmost  to  exalt  the 
idea  of  our  priveledges  by  the  insolense  with  which  we 
wealded  them.  Wether  this  insolense  rested  upon  law 
that  gave  it  a  sancion  or  upon  conscious  power  that  hau- 
tily  despenced  with  that  sancion;  equally  it  spoke  from 
a  potencial  station  and  the  agent  in  each  particlar  inso- 
lense of  the  moment  was  viewd  reverensially  as  one  hav- 
ing awthority. 


II. 


"Write  a  composition  of  not  less  than  500  words  on 
any  one  of  the  following  subjects: 


a. 


1.  The  personal  character  of  Goldsmith. 

2.  The  hardships  of  Goldsmith's  early  life  in  London. 
8.  Prominent  literary  merits  of  the  Vicar  of  Takejield. 

4.  77ie  Old  and  the  New  Schoolmaster  {Elia). 

5.  Detached  Thoughts  on  Books  and  Reading. 

6.  Popular  Fallacies. 

h. 

1.  Narrate  the  story  of  Evangeline  down  to  the  depar- 
ture from  Acadia. 

2.  Describe  the  conspiracy  against  Cajsar. 
8.  The  Robbery  of  Silas  Mamer. 

4.  The  scene  at  the  Rainbow  Inn  following  Silas  Mar- 
ner's  appearance. 

5.  Miss  Pyncheon's  shopkeeping. 

6.  The  escape  of  Quentin  Durward  and  Isabelle  from 
the  Castle. 


'■q«^W'W'''B«""illg1'Ji''r" 


'4 


''J. 


68 


COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS  IN   ENGLISH. 


June,  1801. 


I.  Rewrite  the  following  with  correct  spelling,  punc- 
tuation, and  capitals  : 

•  his  esay  afords  an  egregious  instance  of  the  predonii- 
nanse  of  genius  the  dazling  splender  of  immagery  and 
the  seductive  powers  of  elloquense  never  were  penury  of 
knolege  and  vulgarity  of  sentiment  so  hapily  disguised 
the  reeder  feals  his  mind  ful  the  he  lerns  nothing  and 
when  he  meats  it  in  its  new  array  no  longer  knows  the 
talk  of  his  mother  and  his  nurse  when  these  wonder  work- 
ing sounds  sink  into  sence  and  the  docktrine  of  the  esay 
disrobed  of  its  orniments  is  left  to  the  powers  of  its  nakid 
exselense  what  shal  we  discover  that  we  are  in  compari- 
son with  our  creater  very  week  and  ignorant  that  we  do 
not  uphold  the  chane  of  existense  and  that  we  could  not 
make  one-another  with  moar  skill  than  we  arc  maid  we 
may  lern  yet  moar  that  the  arts  of  human  life  were  cop' 
pied  from  the  instinctive  opperations  of  other  animals 
that  if  the  world  be  maid  for  man  it  may  be  said  that 
man  was  maid  for  gese  to  these  perfound  principals  of 
natural  knoledge  are  added  sum  moral  instrucshun  equaly 
new  that  self  interest  wel  understood  wil  produse  social 
concord  that  men  are  mutual  gainers  by  mutual  benifits 
that  evil  is  sumtimes  ballanced  by  good  that  human  ad- 
vantages are  unstable  and  phalacious  of  uncertin  dura- 
tion and  doutf  ul  effect  that  our  true  honour  is  not  to  have 
a  grate  part  but  to  act  it  wel  that  vertue  only  is  our  own 
and  that  hapiness  is  always  in  our  power  " 

II.  Write  an  essay  of  at  least  600  words  on  one  of 
the  following  topics : 


-k2 


-1 


^m<.'fm*f*^m< 


3LISH. 


spelling,  punc- 

of  the  predonii- 
immagery  and 
were  penury  of 
apily  disguised 
IS  nothing  and 
ger  knows  the 
e  wonder  work- 
ine  of  the  esay 
ers  of  its  nakid 
are  in  compari- 
mt  that  we  do 
it  we  could  not 
ve  arc  maid  we 
.  life  were  cop' 
other  animals 
y  be  said  that 
d  principals  of 
rucshun  equaly 
produse  social 
nutual  benifits 
liat  human  ad- 
uncertin  dura- 
'  is  not  to  have 
inly  is  our  own 

•rds  on  one  of 


CORNELL   UNIVERSITY. 


59 


1.  Macaulay's  estimate  of  Olive's  personal  character, 
and  his  military  and  political  talents. 

2.  Narrate  the  author's  journey  from  Seville  to  Grenada 
(Alhambra). 

3.  Recount  the  story  of  the  Rose  of  the  Alhambra. 

4.  The  finding  of  Eppie  by  Silas  Murner. 

5.  The  story  of  the  caskets  in  The  Merchant  of  Venice. 

June  11,  1809. 

General  Directions. 

1.  Write  your  name  and  initiab  at  top  of  each  page. 

2.  Write  only  on  one  side. 

3.  Pay  especial  attention  to  correct  spelling,  punctua- 
tion, and  use  of  capitals. 

4.  Express  yourself  clearly  and  concisely. 

I. 

Write  three  papers,  two  hundred  words  each,  on  any 
three  of  the  following  subjects : 

a.  Describe  Janet's  expulsion  from  the  house  by  her 
husband,  and  her  husband's  death  (Janet's  Repentance). 

b.  Narrate  the  story,  trial,  and  punishment  of  Constance 
(Marmion.) 

c.  The  Moor's  Legacy  (Alhambra). 

d.  Tell  the  story  of  Orlando's  life  in  As  You  Like  It. 

e.  Describe  the  Shopkeeping  of  Hepzibah  (House  of 
the  Seven  Gables). 


S 


-1 


60 


COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS  IN   ENGLI8H. 


n. 

Copy  the  following,  correcting  all  miatakea: 

a.  One  poem  which  has  a  seperate  beauty  of  ita  own 
cannot  be  inferior  to  any  other  poem.  He  had  consid- 
er'^d  creation  in  ita  hole  extent  and  his  discriptiona  are 
therefor  lerned. 

b.  After  the  oparation  of  imaterial  agents  which  cannot 
be  explained  we  may  consider  that  of  alegorical  persons 
which  have  no  real  existance  A  mind  like  his  always 
curious  always  active  had  a  neerer  way  to  knoledge  than 
by  solitary  reading. 

c.  For  such  an  employment  he  might  be  suposed  qualli- 
fied  by  long  practise  of  bisness  but  this  proved  to  be  a 
mistake.  Addison  is  now  dispiaed  by  some  who  are 
themselves  no  better  criticks. 

d.  A  crowd  of  angry  authors  beseged  the  shop  trying 
to  hinder  the  publication  ot  this  satyre. 

e.  I  cannot  concieve  how  he  made  this  blunder  for  I 
took  grate  pains  to  explane  to  him. 


.'^Jt  ^,.v  :^i^l9S^ 


:nolish. 


[stakes : 

)eauty  of  ita  own 

He  had  consid- 

3  diacriptions  ure 

ents  which  cannot 
ilegorical  persona 
d  like  his  always 
to  knoledge  than 

be  suposed  qualli- 
3  proved  to  be  a 
y  some  who  are 

1  the  shop  trying 

lis  blunder  for  I 


DAKTMOL'TU    COLLKOK. 


61 


DARTMOUTH  COLLBBE. 

June,  1890. 

[Write  at  least  three  pages  on  one  of  ♦he  subjects  men- 
tioned  below.  The  composition  should  be  correct  in 
spelling,  grammar,  and  punctuation,  and  should  show  a 
clear  purpose  and  an  orderly  method.] 

1.  The  story  of  Evangeline. 

2.  Was  Brutus  a  traitor? 

3.  Webster's  style. 

Correct  the  errors  in  the  following  sentences: 

1.  The  boy  stood  on  the  burning  deck, 

Whence  all  but  he  had  fled. 

2.  I  am  going  and  see  him  this  afternoon. 
8.  He  hadn't  seen  what  he  had  ought  to  do. 

4.  Get  up  on  to  the  platform. 

5.  Try  and  read  as  many  a  good  book  as  you  can. 

6.  I  guess  he  will  resign,  for  he  told  me  he  was  going 
to. 

What  isithe  proper  difference  (if  any)  in  meaning  be- 
tween the  two  following? 

7.  I  would  do  it  if  I  could.     I  should  do  it  if  I  could. 
Which  is  the  right  expression  :— 

8.  He  felt  badly  at  his  loss,  or,  He  felt  bad  at  his  loss? 
—If  you  substitute  "  discouraged  "  for  "  badly  "  or  "  bad  " 
in  the  above,  what  part  of  speech  will  it  be? 


COLLEGE  REQUIREMENTS  IN  KNQLISH. 


TRINITY  COLLEGE. 


June,  1801. 

A.  Correct,  criticise,  and  recast  the  following  sen- 
tences : 

1.  It  was  decided  that  Mr.  A  would  accompany  them 
to  the  city. 

2.  The  last  news  is  that  they  are  to  start  on  Monday. 

3.  There  ia  a  row  of  elms  on  either  side  of  the  road. 

4.  Will  I  find  you  at  home  this  evening? 

5.  Stung  by  her  reproaches  he  went  and  hung  himself. 

6.  I  have  taken  somebody  else's  hat. 

B.  "Write  an  essay,  containing  about  five  hundred 
words,  on  one  of  the  following  subjects,  giving  attention 
to  spelling,  punctuation,  use  of  capitals,  division  by  para- 
graphs, and  expression : 

1.  The  plot  of  Shakespeare's  Merchant  of  Venice. 

2.  Longfellow's  Evangeline. 

3.  The  plot  of  Scott's  Old  Mortality. 

4.  Hawthorne's  House  of  the  Seven  Gables. 

C.  Give  the  reasons  for  the  use  of  the  points  in  first 
sentence  of  division  B  of  this  paper. 

D.  Give  in  full  the  rules  for  the  formation  of  the  pos- 
sessive cast  and  the  plural  number  of  English  substan- 
tives. 


NQLISH. 


3  following  sen- 
accompany  them 

art  on  Monday. 

ie  of  the  road. 

ng? 

id  hung  himself. 

it  five  hundred 
giving  attention 
division  by  para- 

!  of  Venice, 


les. 

i  points  in  first 

ition  of  the  pos- 
ilnglish  substan- 


I 

! 


TRINITY   COLLKOE. 


68 


- 


I 


Note.— 1.  Write  on  one  side  of  the  page. 

2.  Leave  a  margin  of  about  £  of  an  inch  on  loft 

hand. 
8.  Write  your  name  legibly  on  top  of  each  page. 

4.  Number  your  pages  on  right-hand  top,  con- 

secutively. 

5.  Fold  your  MS.  neatly  lengthwise  in  middle. 

6.  Write  your  name  and  the  date  on  outside, 

near  top,  with  fold  to  the  left. 

7.  Refer  by  letter  and  number  to  the  question 

you  are  answering,  and  separate  th e  answers 
to  each  question  by  leaving  a  line  vacant. 


!»•  -^    ^J^,    fV>^    •iV-s 


6-4 


COLLEGE    KEyUIKEMENTS   IX    ENGLIfcU. 


VASSAR  COLLEGE. 
June,  1802. 


I. 

Correct  ^lpon  this  paper  any  errors  you  may  discover 
in  the  following  sentences : 

1.  The  captain  as  well  as  the  passengers  were  fright- 
ened. 

2.  They  were  to  so  conduct  themselves  as  to  merit  the 
approval  of  Providence. 

3.  The  memoranda  of  these  kind  of  expeditions  is  very 
interesting. 

4.  Suppose  a  parent  was  to  send  a  boy  in  the  street  to 
become  a  loafer. 

5.  Although  lecturing  every  one  on  their  follies  he  is, 
nevertheless,  a  true  friend. 

6.  ville's  status  as  an  intellectual  people  is  far 

above  that  of  the  neighboring  towns,  and  this  she  attrib- 
utes to  her  large  numl^er  of  educated  people  and  her 
public  library,  of  which  she  is  justly  proud. 

7.  The  green  in  front  of  the  house  is  broken  only  by  a 
walk  leading  to  the  front  door,  and  which  runs  parallel 
with  the  street. 

8.  Kesurgam.  I  will  rise  again.  Not  simply  I  will 
rise,  but  I  will  rise  again,  is  and  has  been  the  faith  of  the 
church. 


ILlfU. 


I  may  discover 

jrs  were  fright- 
as  to  merit  the 

)editions  is  very 
in  the  street  to 

eir  follies  he  is, 

il  people  is  far 

.  this  she  attrib- 

people  and  her 

ad. 

roken  only  by  a 

eh  runs  parallel 

at  simply  I  will 
[  the  faith  of  the 


VASSAU   COLLEGE. 


65 


9.  But  in  America  and  England  women  have  plenty 
of  freedom  but  fear  to  use  it  to  study  a  profession,  as 
they  think  it  will  hurt  their  social  standing. 

II. 
Rewrite  the  following  sentences: 

1.  Though  having  written  previously  a  number  of 
short  and  pleasant  stories,  this  book  attracted  unusual 
attention  as  an  earnest  of  wbai  the  author  could  do. 

2.  Edgar  Allen  Poe  holds  a  peculiar  place  in  our  litera- 
ture. A  man  of  melancholy  temperament,  and  leading 
a  sad  and  wayward  life,  yet  his  poetry  was  so  original 
in  its  construction  and  so  melodious  in  its  rhythm,  as  to 
induce  many  in  that  respect  to  imitate  him. 

3.  Madam: 

Permit  me  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that 
I  have  just  opened  a  very  fine  and  large  collection  of 
Turkish  rugs,  carpets,  armors,  embroideries,  etc.  This 
being  my  secon  1  visit  to  your  city,  and  having  had  a 
large  sale,  I  now  brought  a  much  larger  collection,  and 
I  hope  to  again  gain  your  patronage  and  the  public  in 
general.  As  the  sale  will  last  only  a  short  time,  would 
like  you  to  call  and  examine  my  &t  ^ck  at  your  earliest 
convenience,  and  oblige, 

Yours  very  respectfully, 

III. 

Write  from  three  to  five  pages  upon  one  of  the  sub- 
jects named  below. 
S 


irtia. 


63  COLLEGE  REQUIREMENTS  IN  ENGLISH. 

Before  beginning  to  write,  consider  what  you  have  to 
say,  and  arrange  your  thoughts  in  logical  order.  Aim 
at  quality  rather  than  (juantity. 

Carefully  revise  your  composition,  correcting  all  errors 
in  punctuation,  spelling,  grammar,  structure  of  para- 
graphs, and  rhetorical  expression. 

1.  Early  New  England  Life  as  pictured  in  The  Court- 
ship of  Miles  Standish. 

2.  The  Character  of  Brutus. 

8.  Compare  Rosalind,  in  As  you  Like  It,  with  a  Young 
Girl  of  the  Present  Day. 

4.  The  English  Clergyman,  as  seen  in  George  Eliot's 
Scenes  from  Clerical  Life. 

5.  The  Character  of  Sir  Roger  de  Coverley. 

6.  The  Story  of  Marmion. 

7.  A  Description  of  the  Alhambra. 


,j;a,V«^<«'*W**'' 


.«A. 


ILISH. 

It  you  have  to 
il  order.    Aim 

3cting  all  errors 
icture  of  para- 

i  iu  The  Court- 


[t,  with  a  Young 
1  George  Eliot's 
erley. 


W£LLESL£Y  COLLEGE. 


67 


WELLESLET  COLLEGE. 


June,  1890. 


Write  an  essay  of  not  less  than  two  pages  (foolscap) 
on  one  of  the  subjects  named  below : 

1.  The  story  of  Evangeline. 

2.  Description  of  the  Funeral  Scene  in  Julius  Caesar. 
8.  The  story  of  Lord  Clive. 

4.  Description  of  Silas  Marner  before  and  after  know- 
ing Eppie. 

5.  Compare  and  contrast  Addison  and  Swift  as  shown 
by  Thackeray. 


June,  1802. 

Write  an  essay  with  due  regard  to  all  points  of  correct 
expression  (including  punctuation  points)  on  any  one  of 
the  following  subjects : 

1.  Character  of  Sir  Roger  de  Coverley. 

2.  Three  Pictures  from  "As  You  Like  It." 

8.  Abstract  of  Webster's  First  Bunker  Hill  Oration. 
4.  My  Beasons  for  Liking  Scott. 


IKf^l**^**''^ 


■Hi 


COLLEGE  REQUIREMENTS  IN  ENGLISH. 


WESLETAN  UNIVERSITY. 

June,  1802. 

Two  hours  will  be  given  for  this  examination.  You 
are  advised  to  take  about  one  hour  and  a  half  for  the 
composition,  and  half  an  hour  for  the  correction  of  the 

sentences. 

I. 

Write  a  short  composition  on  one  of  the  subjects  given 

below. 

Consider  what  you  will  say,  and  in  what  order  you 
will  say  it,  before  you  begin  to  writs  at  all. 

Avoid  all  errors  in  punctuation,  spelling,  and  gram- 
mar; make  every  sentence  clear  and  forcible;  divide  your 
composition  properly  into  paragraphs. 

Revise  your  composition,  and,  if  time  permits,  make  a 
clean  copy  of  it  after  revision. 

1.  Contrast  the  character  of  Rosalind  with  that  of 

Celia. 

2.  The  part  of  Touchstone  in  "As  You  Like  It. 

3.  Is  Jaques  a  necessary  character  in  "As  You  Like 
It"? 

4.  Glimpses  of  English  country  life  in  the  De  Coverley 
Papers. 

5.  Sir  Roger  at  church. 
0.  Sir  Roger  at  the  play. 


lyi 


NOLISH. 


ITY. 


amination.  You 
1(1  a  half  for  the 
correction  of  the 


the  subjects  given 

[1  what  order  you 
t  all. 

)elling,  and  gram- 
cible;  divide  your 

le  permits,  make  a 

ilind  with  that  of 

f  ou  Like  It." 
in  "As  You  Like 

in  theDeCoverley 


WESLfiYAN   UNIVERSITY. 


11. 


I'oiat  out  and  correct  the  grammatical  errors  in  the 
following  sentences : 

1.  "Dryden  and  Pope's  poetry  has  been  written  at 
least  a  century  and  a  half  ago." 

2.  "  i'ou  know  I  have  little  or  no  strength,  and  I  will 
be  very  tired  to-morrow." 

3.  "As  the  audience  filled  the  hall  each  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  committee  made  their  report  " 

4.  "  There  is  no  doubt  but  that  praise  from  a  friend  or 
censure  from  a  foe  are  lost  on  hearers  who  know  our 
merits." 

5.  "  Everybody  thought  that  it  was  destined  to  be  a 
great  city  twenty  years  ago." 

6.  "  It  would  be  a  great  thing  if  our  youthful  agricul- 
turists would  read  more,  and  whatever  stimulates  that  is 
to  be  looked  on  as  good." 

7.  "As  his  brother  was  going  away  he  promised  his 
father  that  he  would  never  forget  his  advice." 

8.  "  I  offer  for  sale  the  stock  saved  from  the  fire,  which 
consists  of  tweeds,  yarns,  and  a  few  gray  blankets." 

9.  "  Then  he  said  loudly :  '  If  any  gentleman  or  lady 
wish  to  have  their  fortune  told,  they  may  have  it  for 
nothing.' " 

10.  "  The  question  is  simple  enough,  for  he  asked :  '  Is 
he  or  I  to  blame  for  it?  '  " 


91  COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS   IN   ENGLISH. 

Scott's  'Old  Mortality,' George  Eliot's  'Silas  Marner,' 
Hawthorne's  'House  of  the  Seven  Gables.'"— Extract 
from  the  College  Catalogue. 

I. 

Write,  in  accordance  with  the  above  directions,  a  short 
composition  on  one  of  the  following  subjects: 
The  Ancient  Mariner's  Experiences. 
The  Weak  Side  of  Brutus. 
The  Palace  of  the  Alhambra. 
The  Character  of  Balfour  of  Burley. 

Criticise  the  following  sentences: 

1.  The  name  of  each  hamlet  by  the  roadside  has  its 
memories  for  English  ears. 

2.  For  many  years  the  Pacific  Railroad  question  di- 
vided the  parties,  to-day  the  tariff  question. 

8.  On  several  occasions  at  elections  Candidates  views 
in  favor  of  annexation  have  been  among  the  issues  of 
the  campaign,  but  only  to  be  rebuked  by  defeat. 

4.  I  had  rather  hear  you  argue. 

5.  Most  of  his  plots  are  laid  about  the  time  of  writing, 
although  he  goes  back  at  times  hundreds  of  years  as  in 
Ivanhoe  but  even  here  his  hold  upon  his  readers  is  of 
unchanged  tenacity. 

6.  The  last  stop  between  here  and  New  York. 

7.  They  were  supplied  with  everything  which  expe- 
rience on  former  occasions  would  suggest. 


■,,f0i^^ 


OLISH. 

'Silas  Marner,' 
lies.'  "—Extract 


rections,  a  short 
ects: 


es. 


'y- 


■oadside  has  its 

ad  question  di- 
jn. 

andidates  views 
ig  the  issues  of 
•  defeat. 

time  of  writing, 
is  of  years  as  in 
his  readers  is  of 

V  York. 

ig  which  expe- 


4SI 


WILLIAMS  COLLEGE. 


n 


8.  The  disposition  of  everybody  is  toward  the  devel- 
opment of  those  faculties  which  are  already  strong. 

9.  His  first  efforts  took  place  in  J.8o4  when  he  joined 
the  army  as  lieutenant  of  engineers  in  the  Crimea. 

10.  "We  are  forced  to  believed  them  actuated  by  a 
desire  to  have  their  course  admired  and  followed  by  suc- 
ceeding generations. 

Ji>.       IPS. 

"  Each  candidate  wil.  >t  re  aired  to  write  a  short  Eng. 
lish  composition,  correct  m  .ell  -ng,  punctuation,  division 
into  paragraphs,  gram'  ,  and  expression,  upon  a  subject 
announced  at  the  tin  c;  the  examination.  Subjects 
will  be  selected  from  the  following  works: 

"  1892.— Shakspere's  'Julius  Caesar'  and  'As  You 
Like  It,'  Scott's  'Marmion,'  Longfellow's  'Courtship 
of  Miles  Standish,'  Addison's  'Sir  Roger  de  Coverley 
Papers,'  Macaulay's  second  '  Essay  on  the  Earl  of  Chat- 
ham,' Webster's  first  'Bunker  Hill  Oration,'  Irving's 
'Alhambra,'  Scott's  'Talisman,'  George  Eliot's  'Scenes 
from  (Jieilc-I  Life,'  Hawthorne's  'House  of  the  Seven 
Gables.'  "—Extract  from  the  College  Catalogue. 


Write,  in  accordance  with  the  above  directions,  a  short 
composition  upon  one  of  the  following  subjects: 
Governor  Pyncheon. 
Mr.  Gilfil's  Love-Story. 
The  Character  of  Jaques. 
Sir  Roger  de  Coverley. 


f' 


74 


COLLEGE   REQUIREMENTS  IN   ENGLISn. 


Criticise  the  following  sentences: 

1.  In  his  first  ode  to  Napoleon  Bonaparte  he  violently 
expresses  his  disappointment  at  the  formation  of  the 
monarchy  and  not  the  republic. 

2.  The  Ave  Maria  from  Don  Juan  shows  a  marvelous 
execution  of  his  wonderful  appreciative  nature. 

8.  Charles  II  said  men  could  enjoy  the  right  of  being 
of  whatever  religion  they  wish. 

4.  We  have  heard  nnich  talk  lately  about  annexation 
till  now  it  has  become  an  almost  conceded  fact  that  the 
domain  of  Canada  will  become  a  part  of  our  republic. 

5.  In  this  way  religious  freedom  would  be  given  to  the 
Christians  now  under  her  sway  and  at  the  same  time 
})rotect  the  weaker  countries  against  the  stronger. 

(5.  It  seems  as  if  no  ])erson  of  celebrity  could  make  a 
move  in  any  direction  but  what  it  was  at  once  jotted 
down  and  sent  to  the  printing  house. 

7.  Before  the  French  Revolution  the  institutions  of 
France  had  long  since  ceased  to  be  in  accord  with  the  wants 
of  the  nation. 

8.  Without  having  attended  to  this  we  will  be  at  a 
loss  in  understanding  several  passages  in  the  classics, 

9.  The  vice  of  covetousness  of  all  others  enters  deep- 
est into  the  soul. 

10.  After  these  examples  of  annexation  the  United 
States  would  certainly  undertake  a  most  difficult  task  to 
successfully  admit  Canada  or  Mexico  to  the  Union. 


' 


r*! 


■was?: 


roLisn. 


irte  he  violently 
urination  of  the 

5W8  a  marvelous 

nature. 

e  right  of  being 

jout  annexation 
ed  fact  tliat  the 
our  republic. 
[  be  given  to  the 
the  .same  time 
stronger. 

y  could  make  a 
at  once  jotted 

!  institutions  of 
d  with  the  wants 

sve  will  be  at  a 
the  classics, 
ers  enters  deep- 
ion  the  United 
difficult  task  to 
the  Union. 


BIOHXB  EMOLISH. 

Hudson's  ExpurQated  Shaheapeare. 

For  SchooU.  Clubii,  and  Families.  Revised  aiid  enlarged  EditioM  of 
rwenty.rree  Play"  Carefully  expurgated,  with  Explanatory  Nou»  at 
the  bottom  of  the  page.  Kntl  Crltfcal  Notes  at  the  end  of  each  volum* 
By  H?  N.  hSdsoS.'lLd..  Editor  of  The  Harvard  ^•^«*«'V««'-«  Onj 
Sav  in  each  volume.  Square  If.tno.  Varying  in  size  from  128-2M 
CV  SuilinKPrlc«of  eUt  Cloth.  WcenU;  Paper,  3B  cents  Int«. 
Section  PrlVe-  Cloth.  45  cents;  Paper,  30  cents.  Per  Mt  Cia  box), 
•1S.00.    (To  Taaobori,  910.00.) 

SOME  of  the  special  features  of  this  edition  are  the  convenient 
size  and  shape  of  the  volumes;  the  clear  type,  superior  press- 
work,  and  attractive  binding;  the  ample  introductions!  the  ex- 
planatory notes,  easily  found  at  the  foot  of  the  page;  the  critical 
notes  for  special  study;  the  judicious  e.  purgation,  never  mangling 
either  style  or  story;  the  acute  and  sympathetic  criticism  that  has 
cometobc  associated  with  Dr.  Hudson's  name;  and,  finally,  the 
reasonahleness  of  the  price. 


OliTor  Wendell  HolmeB:  An  edi- 
tion of  any  play  of  Shakespe.are's  to 
which  Mr.  Hudson's  name  is  affixed 
does  not  need  a  lino  from  anybody  to 
commend  it. 

Cyrus  Northrop,  President  UnU 
versily  of  MiiinesoUt :  They  are  con- 
venient in  form  and  edited  by  Hud- 
son,—two  good  things  which  I  can 
see  at  a  glance. 

yram  Conon,  Prof,  of  Rhet.  and 
Eng.  Lit.,  Cornell  University:  1  coii- 
ifder  them  altogether  excellent.  The 
notes  give  all  the  aid  needed  for  an 
understanding  of  the  text,  without 
waste  and  distraction  of  the  student's 
mind.  The  introductory  matter  to 
the  several  plays  is  especially  worthy 
of  approbation.    (Jan.  28, 1887.) 

C.  F.  P.  Bancroft,  Prin.  of  Phil- 
lips Academy,  Andover,  Mass. :  Mr. 
Hudson's  appreciation  of  Shake- 
speare amounted  to  genius.  His 
editing  accordingly  exhibits  more 
than  learning  and  industry, — it  re- 
veals insight,  sympathy,  and  convic- 

(ioo.    He  leads  the  pupil  into  the 


very  mind  and  heart  of  "  the  thon 
saiiii-souled  .Shakespeare." 

Byron  Qroce,  Master  in  Public 
Latin  School,  Boston :  The  ameuiled 
text  is  satisfactory;  the  tyi)ography 
is  excellent;  the  notes  are  brief,  al- 
ways helpful,  not  too  numerous,  and 
put  where  they  will  do  the  most  good ; 
the  intrwluctions  are  vigorous,  in- 
spiriting, keenly  and  soundly  critical, 
and  very  attractive  to  boys,  especially 
on  account  of  their  directness  and 
warmth,  for  all  bovs  like  enthusV 
asm.    (Jon.  22, 1887.) 

C.  T.  Vinohester,  Prof  of  Engttsh, 
Wesleyan  University :  The  notes  and 
comments  in  the  school  edition  are 
admirably  fitted  to  the  need  of  the 
student,  removing  his  difficulties  by 
stimulating  his  interest  and  quicken- 
ing his  perception.  (Feb.  10, 1887.) 
A.  C.  Perkins,  Prin.  of  Adelphi 
Academy,  Brooklyn:  In  the  prepa- 
ration of  the  School  Shakespeare, 
Mr.  Hudson  met  fully  the  capacities 
and  needs  of  students  in  our  school! 
and  coUeges.    (Feb.  i,  1887.) 


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